“Gifted and special needs are terms that have traditionally been used to describe students who don’t fit into the ‘ordinary’ box. Some teachers, administrators and parents are determined to drag these children into conformity and hold on tight to the ones who try to break from the ordinary. There are personalities that can somehow survive in the box, but surviving is not living an abundant life. A Charlotte Mason education takes away the box. There is no box. A child is a person that has a mind with an amazing capacity for love and joy and ideas and growth.” Jennifer L. Gagnon

Charlotte Mason also believed that education should suit a child’s ability. She says,

“A great deal has been said lately about the danger of overpressure, of requiring too much mental work from a child of tender years. The danger exists; but lies, not in giving the child too much, but in giving him the wrong thing to do, the sort of work for which the present state of his mental development does not fit him.”

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and ADHD

Special Needs Resources & Tips

Copywork – Although many children with dyslexia and dysgraphia are encouraged to learn typing, it is also important to learn handwriting. Copywork can often take the stress out of handwriting because they only need to concentrate on forming letters and not thinking about what to write. Printing copywork on cream, or soft pastel paper, is also helpful for children with dyslexia.

“We also utilize a large amount of copy-work. Copy-work is part of the review and over-learning of language that is so necessary for dyslexic learners. Seeing the word and writing the word correctly over and over again until the passage can be copied from dictation.” Homeschooling With Dyslexia

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